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1917-12-09
Regiment 2/4th Royal Berkshire
Location France, Villers Plouich
Entry Bn remained at VILLERS-PLOUICH. Sex dead, located in the area yesterday were interred. A party also volunteered to proceed to R8 Central to bury 14 men of the 2/5 GLOSTERS who were killed by the explosion of an Ammunition Dump on the night of Dec 2/3. Parties from the Bn again carried material to the trenches. The shelling of the village continued and in the evening one shelter occupied by men of "C" Coy was hit with the following casualties:- WOUNDED 202373 Pte STEVENS J 203020 Sgt FLEMING G 15486 Cpl SALISBURY T 13695 Pte BENNETT T 201809 Pte HUTCHINS F 38025 Pte HARRISON W 34105 Pte WARRELL A